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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Iran says it has no plans for a new round of ceasefire talks with the U.S., as after the U.S. Navy seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz, as NPR's Jane O'Raff reports.
Iran hadn't confirmed Sunday that it would participate, even after President Trump said he was sending a U.S. delegation to Pakistan. Iran made it clear, saying, quote, we have no plans for the next round of negotiations. That's after the U.S. Navy seized a container ship heading from China to Iran. Iran responded by firing drones at U.S. warships and said it would have responded more strongly, but it was worried about the safety of crew and family members on the cargo vessel. Iran did, though, say it was examining new proposals it said it had received in recent days from the U.S. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
Iran's chief negotiator said in a social media post early today that Iran rejects negotiations under threat, and he said that Iran has new cards to play on the battlefield. Businesses are officially able to request tariff refunds, but don't expect consumers to get their tariff dollars back. NPR's Stephen Passaha reports that the government refunds are only for importers.
Companies can try to pass refunds along to consumers.
But it's nearly impossible to determine how much individual consumers paid.
Terrence Lau is the dean at Syracuse University's College of Law. He says companies raised prices because of tariffs, but often did not pass on the full cost. So how much of that price increase do you attribute to tariffs? Companies can't even answer that question. That leaves some consumers like Edwin Martinez feeling ambivalent and annoyed.
I paid this extra tax, man. Can I just have my money back?
FedEx says it will give refunds. Costco says it will try using them to lower prices. Both are facing class action lawsuits over refunds.
Stephen Basaha, NPR News. The satirical news outlet The Onion says it's close to a new deal to take over Alex Jones' InfoWars media company. If approved by a Texas judge, it will put The Onion back on track to turn InfoWars into a parody of itself. NPR's Tavia Smith reports.
Families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting who sued Jones for defamation want the sale to happen. They're still waiting to collect on the massive defamation suit they won against Jones after he spread lies that they were faking the deaths of their children. The families are also eager to take away Jones' platform for spewing those conspiracy theories, and this deal would do that. If approved, a Texas state receiver could remove Jones from his studio and start licensing InfoWars' domain and brand name to The Onion, but Jones is likely to appeal. Tovia Smith, NPR News.
This is NPR. Another member of President Trump's cabinet is stepping down. The White House says Labor Secretary Lori Chavez de Riemer is leaving to take a position in the private sector. De Riemer is facing multiple investigations into allegations of misconduct. She is the third Trump cabinet member to leave recently. President Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will be on Capitol Hill today. The Senate Banking Committee is to hold a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh. President Trump has repeatedly criticized the Fed for not cutting interest rates more aggressively. Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing will be watched by investors as stocks rebounded overseas. South Korean shares led the way, up 2.7 percent to a fresh record high.
A spoof of Golden Age musicals opened on Broadway last night. Schmigadoon had an unusual development process, as Jeff London reports.
Most Broadway shows have out-of-town tryouts to polish their material, but Schmigadoon's author Cinco Paul says his show began on a streaming TV service.
I think of, in some ways, the Apple TV Plus version as our out-of-town tryout.
Schmigadoon aired in 2021 as a six-part series about a bickering couple who find themselves stuck in a town where everyone sings old-fashioned songs.
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